Recording CDs...

Is there anyway I can tell - just by looking at a CD - whether or not it is recordable. Do they have to state non recordable. I mean if I'm considering buying a CD, how will I know if I can make a copy of it?

 

To record on a cd you need to buy CD-R , you can record on this disk once only and also there are CD-RW this type of disk lets you rewrite do the disk adding and removing data ect. meaning you can use this disk over and over. So there being use your cd burning software and try and make a copy of the disk using a CD-RW that way if it fails you wont be making a coaster and if it does copy to the CD-RW then try a CD-R

 

Recording CDs

sorry, maybe I was not clear. I want to know if there is any way to detect if a CD is recordable or not. I'm referring to a music cd that one purchases from a store.

 

I dont think they state that on a music cd. but you shouldn't have a problem doing what you need to do

 

I don't think they've hit on a copy protection scheme for music CDs that's foolproof yet. AFAIK, you can always rip to .mp3, then creat a music CD from those at the very least. With high bandwidth .mp3 recordings, you lose VERY little quality. Depending on the playback system, it may be indistinguishable from the original.

 

Roger that... I rip all my CDs to mp3 to save them from my grubby hands! The only thing that a CD bought pressed CD can do to stop you copying it is make a whole load of errors so your CD copying program takes forever and a day to actually copy the disk 1:1. You can rip the CD to MP3, then re record that on a CDR if you wanna back it up.

Copy protection has a fatal flaw in that if you can read data off it to play music, you will ALWAYS be able to make a recording of that. There is a program out there called ClonyXXL, its a bit out-dated but it can detect a few different types of copy protection on a CD, but they are usually game CDs